After a fierce battle all night, overcoming night attacks, a large number of cavalry charges, and more than ten hours of continuous fighting, the army of the United Kingdom of Poland and Lithuania was finally crushed under the overwhelming offensive of the Norman army.

Even the toughest Polish knights had no will to resist at all.

It's not about guts and courage, it's about IQ.

As with the attitude that reacted the fastest before the war, the nomadic light cavalry was the first to flee the fastest troops, and the number of light cavalry totaling 20,000 before the war was now less than 9,000 remained.

This was followed by the collapse of professional troops from Poland, Lithuania, and other regions.

Although they have been in battle for a long time, they do not have the same high morale as the knights, and they have also suffered heavy losses and are exhausted in the previous fierce battles.

Before Randy managed to escape, they could only comfort themselves with the reason that they could win the war by capturing the king, but now that Randy had escaped and the last chance of victory was gone, the collapse of these professional armies was certainly deserved.

Immediately after that, the Polish nobles and javelinmen, and the feudal knights all over Poland, began to waver, and the defeat was like a mountain, and their own army scattered and fled, screaming in panic like women and children, these knightly nobles were ashamed and frightened, and some of the nobles who were closer to Władysław II looked at their king with their eyes, expecting him to say inspiring words to turn the tide of battle again, or......

"The whole army retreats!"

Władysław II was extremely bitter in his heart, and although he had been mentally prepared before, he was still extremely bitter when the defeat really came.

"And be able to make a comeback!"

Władysław II consoled himself in this way, and turned to flee, surrounded by a large number of knights and nobles.

But at this moment, Władysław II suddenly felt a sharp pain in his abdomen, and when he turned his head to look, a plain-looking knight beside him stabbed the long sword in his hand into his abdomen.

"You...... You are ......"

Władysław II looked at the knight in disbelief, he had the impression that this man had been following him not far from the enemy attack last night, and he was not merciless even if he slashed the Normans on the battlefield, so when the knight approached him a little bit just now, he was completely defenseless.

"The man who killed you!"

The mediocre-looking knight smiled and replied slowly: "Your guard knight is really good, if it weren't for the fact that you just gave the order to retreat and let these guys relax, I wouldn't have succeeded in assassinating you, but anyway, my mission has been accomplished." ”

Władysław II's eyes widened and he fell unconsciously.

Then the killer smiled and was chopped to pieces by the enraged Polish Guard knights.

Władysław II, the man who single-handedly created the United Kingdom of Poland and Lithuania, the terrible state of the hegemon of Eastern Europe, died.

Presumably, with his defeat and death, this forcibly tied country is about to fall apart, and the whole of Eastern Europe will fall back into war, all of which is the same as Randy's plan, although the assassination is a little later, but no matter how successful it is.

Randy cheered in the crowd of nobles, soldiers raised their weapons or swords and battle axes, banged their shields, laughed, cheered, and sang strange songs, and the whole battlefield was jubilant, in stark contrast to the fleeing Poles.

Not easy! How much essence was lost in this battle?

Nearly 1/5 of the nobles of the entire Norman kingdom died in this war, and at the same time, there were less than 300 Norman royal knights left, more than half of the Tomahawk cavalry were killed or wounded, and more than half of the field orders were also killed or wounded.

"At least until then, let me enjoy the cheers that the victors deserve."

March 1102 ......

In the early spring, Eastern Europe was full of life, and the tribal leaders of the steppes, the noble lords of the farming areas, and the Lithuanians, Ukrainians, Rus's, and Romanians in other regions were busy.

Of course, these guys aren't busy with spring plowing or raising livestock.

It's war, civil strife, killings, and turf grabbing.

Small alliances gradually formed, and then collapsed.

Some of the more powerful chiefs, chieftains, princes, and dukes quickly appeared, and then before they could do anything, they died in the betrayal of their subordinates or the combined attacks of other nobles, in short, extremely full of vitality and vitality.

Let the United Kingdom ...... No! Now it can no longer be called the United Kingdom, it can only be called a chaotic Eastern Europe, although there are a few nobles who do not measure themselves, claiming to be the legitimate heirs of the United Kingdom, but they are also quickly eliminated by the surrounding nobles, and all kinds of reasons, and today's Eastern Europe is such an extreme state of chaos.

In such a state of chaos that even Randy himself could not have imagined that the anarchist separatist tendencies on the other side were so high, that the entire United Kingdom was reduced to a state of no return because of the defeat and death of a single king.

"If it was me who died in that battle...... So is the current Norman kingdom also like the United Kingdom of Poland and Lithuania? Seeing the information sent by the spy namelessly, Randy couldn't help but think about it.

The answer, of course, is yes, because there are no heirs.

Randy doesn't even have a decent relative other than that cheap Icelandic sister.

All right! It's useless to talk about this kind of thing, Artoria's stomach is not angry, and Randy doesn't even dare to mention it in front of her.

So let's talk about some substantive issues!

After Randy's successful assassination of Władysław II, there was no suspense in the battle that would decide the fate of the Baltic coast.

Randy's victory, although he eventually lost one negotiator, did not prevent Randy from annexing several fertile territories that were not part of Prussia to Prussia.

The entire Teutonic Order's territory in its heyday was under Randy's control, and Poland was no longer able to control even an inch of land along the Baltic coast.

However, this also has a certain degree of difficulty in practice, although Randy's decree appointing a tax exemption for half a year is quite powerful, and to a certain extent, it relieves the people of the Baltic Sea coast from doubts, except for some restless people, and not many people want to make trouble, but with Greater Poland in the south and the entire Eastern European Plain in chaos, it is impossible for a neighbor to be alone.

Within a few days, news came from more than a dozen villages on the border with Poland that they had been looted by Polish mobs and nomads, so Randy had to deploy a large number of infantry patrols in the border area and send cavalry to wipe out several of the most powerful bandits, which was a little safer.

But it's not a way to go on like this, Randy is currently going through a big war, while the territory is expanding, the army has also lost a lot, and all the nobles in the territory have been hung up, but it is not as calm as Randy imagined, but many relatives and illegitimate children have emerged to snatch property and titles, and even some hot-headed, forgetting Randy's prohibition of private fighting, gathering troops and horses to attack each other, and the rapid decline in law and order in the territory, these things need to be solved by Randy.

Randy felt that he needed to take a break to regain the strength of the Royal Knights and continue to improve the Tomahawk cavalry, and at the same time, Randy's border was already bordering the Eastern European steppes, and the matter of recruiting light cavalry should also be on the agenda.

Eventually, Randy comes up with an idea that he doesn't think is the way to go.

He sent a letter to several of Poland's current neighbors, Lithuania, which is gradually becoming independent and unified, Prince Rurik of Novgorod, who has been greatly weakened by Sweden, and Catherine II, the Grand Duchy of Moscow, who is currently accumulating strength and is keen to develop Siberia, and Attila, the Hungarian king who is still licking his wounds and preparing to make a comeback, von IV, who is full of ambition to unify the Holy Roman Empire, and the Eastern Roman Emperor Basil, the ultimate boss across Asia, Europe and Africa.

It is hoped that they will be able to send at least one plenipotentiary envoy to discuss matters concerning Poland, and if conditions permit, everyone can sit down together, and it is not impossible to divide Poland peacefully and amicably.

Randy doesn't have much hope for whether or not this will happen.

For Hungary and the Holy Roman Empire, Greater Poland was to be annexed anyway, and for the Grand Duchy of Moscow and Novgorod, Ukraine and Belarus, where the Rus' gathered, were also fatty and tender.

Of course, it is not impossible for the Eastern Romans to swallow the whole of Poland and Lithuania along with Randy, who is still a braised carp, but bigger than an ordinary carp, and he has never thought that those Eastern and Central European powers can sell their face.

But these actions are better than nothing! It's better to do better than not to do well, and this is also a signal to other countries.

The Norman kingdom will stop expanding!!

Of course, the rulers of those countries would never believe Randy's words as long as they weren't in the water of their brains.

After the diplomatic problem is resolved, the immediate trouble can be considered to be resolved for the time being, and it will take at least a while to reply to the letter.

The next thing to solve is the internal affairs problem, and the most urgent thing at present is to swallow all the territory that you have just gotten.

After a final review, Randy divided the whole of Livonia, the whole of Prussia, and part of Poland as follows:

Livonia is divided into two administrative districts: Upper and Lower Livonia, with Riga and Vilnius as their capitals, respectively.

Prussia is divided into: East Prussia, Central South Prussia, West Prussia, and three regions, with Königsberg, Marburg, and Danzig as their capitals.

These five cities have been largely fortified due to the wars of Eastern Europe, especially the Teutonic Knights, and their industrial and commercial value is very low, but the surrounding territories and villages are well developed, and Randy decides to keep the castles of Marlborough, Danzig, Riga, and other places to defend against the chaotic Polish region to the south, the Holy Roman Empire, and the Rus' to the east.

Most of the fortified structures in Königsberg and Vilnius were demolished, the ports were opened for trade, and the development of handicrafts was encouraged, and then the tax revenue from March was spent on renovating the area, upgrading the agricultural facilities in the five cities and surrounding villages, building roads around the cities, and strengthening the defenses of the three castles.

One of the reasons why Randy chose to continue to run the region instead of allocating its finances to the increasingly stable United Kingdom or the well-developed Scandinavia is that this part of Eastern Europe has fertile land, suitable for farming, can feed a larger population, and can continue to expand outward, and has more potential for development than the other two regions.

Another reason is that these areas have just been subjugated and the people's hearts are not stable, so they need to invest a lot of money to build a bureaucratic system and a judicial system to improve the lives of the people, so as to calm the people and eliminate the potential danger of riots.

Another reason, and one of the most important reasons, is that it is bordered on three sides by other countries, whether it is the Germans, the Poles, or the Rus' are all fierce rivals, and they need to be vigorously managed and strengthened.

It took Randy several days to officially divide the administrative district of the Baltic Rim and spend a lot of money to run it.

The next thing is the reorganization of the army, thinking of this matter, Randy felt heartache, because the initial mobilization order was issued, this month's tax was cut partially, originally Randy was also planning to build roads in Livonia and Prussia to connect the city, but the remaining money was insufficient, so Randy thought about it, thinking that the road matter could be put aside for a while, or it would be better to restore the Royal Knights.

At the end of the war, the mobilized Vikings, Englishmen, Celts, and Frenchmen all returned home with booty and the bones of their loved ones, and the Norman navy was responsible for sending them away, so that the number of Norman troops was instantly halved, and only less than 30,000 remained.

The army is still the army, and only the army is Randy's biggest reliance and capital!

Randy would not hand over military power to anyone else under any circumstances, neither the Staff nor the Field Marshal could take it away from him.

Although Randy has prepared to formulate a set of central management institutions, this does not include the military, although the territory of the Norman Kingdom has increased a lot, but the military system has not changed much, at most a small number of defense troops stationed in various places, the main forces with real combat effectiveness are still following Randy, under the command of Randy himself.

Recruit a general of roughly the same stats as Anderson, but with a higher level of loyalty, and lead a reorganized army of 5,000 troops renamed the Prussian garrison to garrison Marienburg against the Polish mob to the south, and be ready to support other cities at any time.

However, Randy knew that this army alone would not be able to defend the two territories of Livonia and Prussia, but he did not want to have too many troops under Aven's command, so he decided to recruit another general, and when he returned to Scandinavia, recruit another Livonian garrison.

In addition, it was confirmed that during his expedition to Eastern Europe, France was acting treacherously, and a large number of unknown spies infiltrated the Duchy of Normandy, so Randy also planned to form a Normandy garrison to garrison Normandy according to the custom!

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